望眼欲穿 (wàng yǎn yù chuān) — to eagerly await with great anxiety; to long for desperately
Definition
A vivid 成语 meaning to wait anxiously and desperately for someone or something — emphasizes how long and painfully one has been waiting. Stronger and more literary than just 盼望 or 期待.
idiom
to eagerly await with great anxietyto long for desperately
Examples
- 望眼欲穿。Tā wàng yǎn yù chuān dì děng dài zhàng fu de xiāo xi.She eagerly awaited news of her husband, her eyes straining with longing.
- 望眼欲穿，。Mǔ qīn wàng yǎn yù chuān, pàn zhe ér zi zǎo rì huí jiā.The mother longed desperately for her son to come home soon.
- 望眼欲穿。Tā wàng yǎn yù chuān dì pàn wàng zhe nà fēng xìn de dào lái.He waited anxiously for that letter to arrive.
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